Example sentences of "say [prep] [art] [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second question was : If everything is determined by some fundamental theory , then what we say about the theory is also determined by the theory — and why should it be determined to be correct , rather than just plain wrong or irrelevant ? |
| 2 | Well what a lot of people say on the course is I know it 's my responsibility , but I always , I do n't always have the time to train because there 's a lot of backlog , there 's a lot of pressure , it 's and we all say to them that training is like a catch twenty two situation . |
| 3 | What we as farmers say to the contrary is often ignored because we are seen as having an interest to represent . |
| 4 | Thus , what is said about the text is contingent on the nature of those institutions : it will differ across literate societies , as it does for instance between those with a tradition of novel-writing or of academic institutions etc. and those without , and its consequence will depend on the social role , functions and meanings of its practice . |
| 5 | Chief Superintendent Paul Green of Holborn Police said at the scene last night : ‘ The only thing that can be said about the target is that it was in one of London 's main streets at a very busy time . |
| 6 | What faith says in a situation is an expression of what it sees behind the situation . |
| 7 | What it says in the Bill is that the Government will use its best endeavours and that 's not a guarantee . |
| 8 | What can be said in the meantime is that , in the current climate at Celtic Park , this internal strife is a hindrance the manager could certainly have done without . |
| 9 | It is because what is said in the House is so important to MPs that John Major can not brush aside the Iraqgate charges . |
| 10 | When she came round after the anaesthetic the first thing she says to the nurse is , Well , was I or was n't I ? |
| 11 | Do you know I ca n't remember the date , early part of March , early part of March , erm what she says at the moment is that er someone else from the college is going to Leicester next Wednesday when Helen 's going to Cardiff and this girl is then going to Cardiff when Helen should be going to Leicester , so Helen says , and she wants to look at the same subjects as what Helen does so Helen says that they 're gon na sort of go to the different colleges and compare notes when they come back from it so she might need n't want to go to Leicester |
| 12 | So the ideas are still very meaningful in our world , but what we are saying about the cross is this : that in this particular way and through this particular person , God chose to redeem humankind . |
| 13 | What we 're saying on the whole is that we , we are moving south erm militarily we , we now control most of north China , we begin to move on to the into areas of very high tenancy where landlordism was thought to be at its extreme but all we 're doing is reducing rents and interest rents . |
| 14 | Reduction then on the personal sorry , can you repeat what you said about the reduction is made , made on the personal |
| 15 | If you find that what I have to say about the specialisation is difficult , do n't worry . |
| 16 | Wired purports to be about America not just Belushi , but this is trite stuff about decadence in Tinseltown ; what it has to say about the nation is nugatory , unless you count a depressing scene in which an audience collapses in laughter while the Voice of its Generation ( as Bluto in Animal House ) stuffs a sandwich down his pants . |
| 17 | ‘ Wired purports to be about America not just Belushi , but this is trite stuff about decadence in Tinseltown ; what it has to say about the nation is nugatory . ’ |
| 18 | . But on crime prevention , I 'm for most part in plain clothes , I use my own car work and , I 'm not in a marked car , I do n't have a radio because my job , as I said from the beginning is very varied and therefore it 's not practical for me to have a radio . |
| 19 | All that Keay is prepared to say on the subject is that he will continue to coach Middlesex in the county championship . |
| 20 | Perhaps the most that one can say of the bureaucracy is that it is a force for inertia in public spending since , once created , agencies programmes and projects are very difficult to dismantle . |
| 21 | So therefore Mr Deputy Speaker in conclusion , what I 'd say to the minister is , number one do we really need this order at all ? because why should we have extra seats just because Germany are getting more . |
| 22 | All I can say at the moment is not less than about six hours , not more than a couple of days . " |
| 23 | Iago 's exploitation of trust enables him to make Othello kill Desdemona : all that Othello can say at the end is , ‘ Will you , I pray , demand that demi-devil/Why he hath thus ensnared my soul and body ? ’ |